Railroad car



A ril 21, 1942. G. A. STEUBER 2,280,318

VRAILROIAD CAR Original Filed Apfil 10, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

A Ziorzzey April 21, 1942.

G.A.STEUBER RAILROAD CAR Original Filed April 10, 1959 Iain-.3

4 SheetsSheet 2 g o o o O O O O Q 0 O INVENTOR. 64 0865 A. 5751/55?April 21, 1942. c. A. STEUBER RAILROAD CAR Original Filed April 10, 19394 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Apr. 21, 1942 George A. Steuber, Penfield, N. Y., assignor toDespatch Shops, Inc., a corporation of New York Original applicationApril 10, 1939, Serial No. 267,133. Divided and thisapplication November18, 1940, Serial No. 366,183

8 Claims. (o 105-409) While my invention is applicable to all types ofbox. or house freight cars, it more especially relates to steel sheathedrefrigerator cars.

Heretofore to make repairs to wall structure of refrigerator cars, such,for instance, as resary to remove the insulation and inner sheathing .ofthe car wall. 1

Asan instance of the damage to the outer sheathing of the car wall Irefer to the side swiping of the car, which side swiping usually damagesthe outersheathing of the car near the bottom of the wall, as a resultof which, under the constructionsheretofore employed for outersheathing, it was necessary to remove the outer sheathingfrom the eavesto theside sill of "the near. I l l I One of the objects offmyinventionis to materiallyreduce weight ofthecar without sacrificing itsefficiency;

Another object of my invention is to provide an outer sheathing for thewall of the'car divided intovertical panels constituting the upperportion of the sheathing, and horizontally disposed panels constitutingthe lower portion of the sheathing, whereby only that portion or theouter sheathing, which is damagedby side swiping, or otherwise, may beremoved without dis turbing the insulated portion of the carwall.

Another object of .my invention is 'toJ'provide pairing the outer metalsheathingit was necesl for a maximum of insulation, within alzminim'umwall thickness. i c W. I

Anothenobject of my inventionis totforrn' the insulation feature ofthecar so that it, may be repaired withoutdisturbing the outsidesheathing of the car. l

';Another object of my invention is to provide consists of the parts andcombination. of parts hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car embodying my.invention. C l l Figure 2 is an assembled view of th'eoutside lsheathing of the car detached fromthe' car.

Figure 3 is a detail elevation of a portiohof the interior of the car.

hereinafter described.

Figure 1 a detail sectional view on the line 4- -4, Figure 3, looking inthe direction of the arrows. l a Figure 5 is a sectional view on theline 5-5,

Figure 1..

Figure 5a is an enlarged detail view of the side plate and eaves end ofa vertical sheathing sheet. Figure 6 is a detail sectional view on theline 6li, Figure'5, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 1 -1, Figure 5,lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a detail sectionalview on the line 88', Figure 6, looking inthe direction of the looking in the direction of the Figure 10 is adetail sectional view taken on of the arrows.

Figure 11 is a detail, sectional view.

1 Figure 12 is a detail perspective view of one of the wall posts andtwo abutting outside sheathing sheets. i

Figure 13 is a detail sectional view on the line I3--l3, Figure 10,looking in the direction of the arrows. a a

The reference letter A designates the car as awhol'e.

The outside sheathing sheets I extend vertically from a point aboutmidway of the heighth of the car to the eaves of the car, as clearly thecar. These outside sheathing sheets function merely as an outside shelland are not designed to add any strength to the already sufiicientlystrong side and end frames which will be The corners of the car areround, as clearly shown in Figure l, and are designed to conform ,to,the general design of the car and eliminate square or sharp corners, andwith the horizontally disposed caps 3 give the car ing contour.

With reference to Figure 5, the vertical sheathings I are provided attheir eaves edge with an out-turned flange 5 which is secured to theT-shape side plate 6 by means of the rivet I. It

will be noted that the leg of the said plate-is bent downwardly as at 8and functions as a drip plate protecting the joint between the leg ofthe a smooth and flowplate and the top edge of the vertical sheet I'.The lower edge of the vertical sheets I is provided with an out-turnedflange 9,

The horizontal sheathing 2 is provided at its upper edge with anout-turned flange I and is secured to the flange 9 of the sheathing I bymeans of the rivet II. The lower edge of the horizontal sheathing 2 isprovided with the outstanding flange l2, and the upper edge of thesheathing 2a is also provided with the outstande ing flange l3, whichflanges are secured together by means of rivets I4. The lower edge ofthe sheathing plate 2a is secured to the side sill ii of the car bymeans of the rivets Hi. Inasmuch as the heads of these rivets [6 areexposed they may be, if necessary, chipped ofi from the outside of thecar, during process of maintenance.

The outstanding flanges 9, ill, l2 .and I3 are covered by a longitudinalextending cap 3, as

clearly shown in Figures 1 and 5, said-cap not M only functioning tocover the said joints, but to give to the car a streamline effect, andthis streamline effect is-continuedon the door J! by means of the cap3a. The connection between the sheathing plates just described isduplicated on both sides and end walls of the car.

The ladder illustrated in Figure 1 is .not

claimed hereinaszit is the subject matter of my application filedJanuary 2.4, 1939, Serial .No. 252,697.

The wall posts of the car are made up, pref- .erably, of the metalchannel l8 and the angle irons l9 which are suitably secured together bymeans of the rivets 20. The flanges We of the angle irons 1'9 areoflsetasat 2.|,'in which offset is-Secured'a truss angle consisting of "thevertical flanges 22 and the horizontal flanges 2:3, the

:member .22 having countersunk rivet openings .24, while the flange v,23is provided with rivet openings 25. The posts are provided at intervalsthroughout their length with openings 26 and baokofand in alignment Withsaid openings are screw threaded nuts 21, which nuts are rigidly securedagainst movement to the posts by means of :welding ,-28,,or by-othersuitable means, whereby thenut 21 is fixedly securedinalignment with theopening 26 in the wall posts of the car. The

'wallrsheathing -I, 2-and 2a are also provided with bolt openings 2-9which when the sheathing is in proper position align with the openings26 in oil the heads of the rivets I, l I, I4 and [6, ac-

cording to thesheet tobe removed.

Heretofore metal .outside sheathing was riveted to the wall post, henceto detach such sheathing it 'was necessary in refrigerator cars toremove the insulation in order to cut the inside head of such rivets;whereas, by welding the nuts 2 'l'to the wall posts, it is unnecessaryto remove -the insulation in repairing the outside sheathing.

. From the above it will .be seen that any of the sheathing plates maybe removed from the car without destructive effort which enables one torepair these outside sheathing plates without disturbing the insulationin a refrigerator car.

The counter-sunk rivets 32 pass through the openings 24 of the flange 22and secure the flange 22 to the post (see Figure 13).

3! are arms secured to the angles [9 by means of welding 38, and to theouter ends of these arms 3'! are secured Wooden posts 39. The object ofthese wooden posts is to firmly hold and pack the insulation asillustrated in Figure 11. The connections between the wooden posts andthe wall post at the section line ll, 66, are illustrated clearly inFigures 6 and 7.

From the above it will be seen that the wooden side posts are secured tothe metal wall posts by commercial angles welded, or otherwise secured,to the wall post, which in the event of repairs, enables .me to removethe inside lining, Wooden posts, and insulation in refrigerator carswithout in any way disturbing the outside sheathing.

The side and end metal posts of the cars are so fabricated-that they areadapted to be welded to the sideplate, end plate and side sill, and endsill of the car, without the aid of auxiliary connections of any'kind,thus saving labor, material, et cetera.

The round corner construction provides a sturdy corner and provides initself a means of blanketing the corner of the car with insulationwithout breaking joints. Inasmuch as the structural features involved in.the round corners are the .same as employed in the side wall,illustration is not deemed necessary.

The vertical sheets I, preferably, are of such widththat they coverthree of the wall posts,

At the alternate posts the flanges '9 and I0 are offset as at 4| toreceive between them the flange 23, said ofiset portions having bolt orrivet openings 43 in which rivets 42 are positioned thereby securingsheets I and 2 to the posts, as shown in Figure 8. At the intermediateposts the flange l2 of sheet 2 and the upper flange l3 of the sheet 2aare flared or offset as at 44, 45, and

the flange 23 of one of the trusses is positioned .between these offsetportions and secured in position by means of the rivets 46.

The end wall construction is. preferably, ma-

terially heavier than the side wall construction.

zontal portions extending between and seated in the ofiset portions ofthe wall sheet flanges, fastening connections between the verticalportions of the joint plates and the post flanges independent of andlying inside the plane of the wall sheets, the flanges of the posts andthe sheets being provided with openings registering with each other andthe flanges of the sheets and horizontal portions of the joint platesbeing provided with openings registering with each other, a bolt passingthrough the registering openings in the post flanges and wall sheets athreaded nut rigidly secured to the post flanges engaged by said boltand detachably securing the wall sheets to the posts, and fasteningmembers passing through the flanges of the wallsheets and horizontalportions of the'joint plates and exposed so asto adunit of their removal:from the outside of the wall;

2. In a car wall construction, posts having lat- 'eral flanges providedwith offset portions, wall sheets bearing at their inner sides on saidpost flanges and having outwardlyprojecting lapping flanges at theiradjacent edges, said flanges beingprovided with offset portionsin linewith the offset portions of the post flanges, angle metal joint platespresentingvertical portions seated in "the offset portions of the postflanges and horizontal portions extending between and seated intheoflset portions of the wall sheet flanges, fastening connectionsbetween the vertical portions of the joint plates and the post flangesindependent of and lying inside the plane of the wall sheets, theflanges of the posts and the sheets being provided with openingsregistering with each other and the flanges of the sheets and horizontalportions of the joint plates being provided with openings registeringwith each other, nuts welded to the inner faces of the post flanges inline with the openings therein, fastening bolts passing through theopenings in the Wall sheets and post flanges and engaging said nuts todetachably fasten the wall sheets to the posts, and fastening memberspassing through the flanges of the wall sheets and horizontal portionsof the joint plates and exposed so as to'admit of their removal from theoutside of the wall.

3. In a car wall construction, channeled posts having laterallyextending flanges in line with the open sides of their channels andprovided with openings therethrough, wallsheets bearing on said flangesand closing the open sides of the channels in the posts, the saidflanges of the posts the openings therein, fastening bolts passingthrough the openings in the wall sheets and post flanges and engagingsaid nuts to detachably fasten the wall sheets to the posts, and meanspassing through the flanges of the wall sheets and horizontal portionsof the joint plates and exposed so as to admit of their removal from theoutside of the wall.

4. In a car wall construction, channeled posts having laterallyextending flanges in line with the open sides of their channels, wallsheets bearing on said flanges and closing the open sides of thechannels in the posts; the said flanges of the posts being provided withoffset portions and the said wall sheets being provided with lappingflanges at their adjacent edges, said flanges having offset portions inline with the offset portions of the post flanges, angle metal jointplates presenting vertical portions seated in the offset portions of thepost flanges and horizontal portions extending between and seated in theoffset portions of the wall sheet flanges, fastening connections betweenthe vertical portions of the joint plates and the post flangesindependent of and lying inside the plane of the wall sheets, the

flanges ofthe posts and the sheets being protal portions of the jointplates being provided with openings registeringwith each other,fastening members passingthrough the flanges of the wall sheets andhorizontal portions of the joint plates" and exposed so asto admit oftheir removal from the outside of the wall, flanged caps enclosing theflanges of the wall sheets, and fastening members independent of thefirstnamed fastening member's passing through the flanges of the capsand engaging'the wall sheets to detachably secure said caps to the wallsheets. 5. In a car wall construction, channeled metal posts havinglateral flanges at their open sides, said flanges being providedwithoffset portions, wooden posts positioned inwardly of said'metal postsand alternating in arrangement therewith, arms extending from theflanges of the metal posts and fastened to the wooden posts, inner wallsheets secured to the wooden posts, outer wall sheets arranged to closethe open sides of the channels in the metal posts and provided withoutwardly projecting lapping flanges at their adjacent edges, saidflanges havingoffset portions in line with the offsets of the postflanges, angle metal joint plates presenting vertical portions seated inthe offsets of the post flanges and horizontal portions extendingbetween and seated in the offset portions of the outer Wall flanges,fasteners connecting the vertical portions of the joint plates and thepost flanges independent of and lying inside the plane of the outer wallsheets, the flanges of the posts and the outer wall sheets beingprovided with openings registering with each other and the flanges ofthe outer wall sheets and the horizontal portions of the joint platesbeing provided with openings registering with each other, bolts passingthrough the registering openings in the post flanges and outer wallsheets and detachably securing said wall sheets to the posts, and rivetspassing through the flanges of the outer wall sheets and horizontalportions of the joint plates together, and exposed so as to admit oftheir removal from the outside of the wall.

6. In a car wall construction, a channeled wall having laterallyextending flanges at its open side, said flanges being provided withoffset portions, wall sheets bearing against said flanges and closingthe open side of the post channel, said sheets having outwardlyextending lapping flanges provided with offset portions in alinementwith the offset portions of the post flanges, a plate disposed betweenthe post and sheets and seated in the offset portions of the postflanges, said plate extending above and below the joint between theflanged edges of the sheets and having a member extending outwardlybetween the flanges of the sheets and seated in the offset portions ofsaid flanges, said member terminating beyond the flanges in a downbentextremity forming a drip flange, fastenings securing the plate to thepost flanges, and fastenings securing the sheet flanges and outwardlyprojecting member of the plate together.

7. In a car wall structure, wall posts, angle v irons secured to saidposts, wall sheets having vided with bolt openings registering with eachother and the flanges of thesheets and horizonoutwardly extendingflanges at their top and bottom edges, means securing said flanges ofabutting sheets together the flanges at the top of the sheets beingsecured to said angle irons, said posts having a series of bolt openingsextending throughout their length, screw threaded nuts rigidly securedto said posts in alignment with said openings in the posts, said wallsheets being detachably secured to said posts by means engaging ,saidnuts, whereby the said sheets are detachabl-y secured to saidposts.

8. In a car wall construction, channeled posts having laterallyextending flanges in line with the open sides of their channels andhaving a series of bolt openings, wall sheets bearing on said flangesand closing the open sides of the channels in the posts, the saidflanges :of the posts being provided with offset portions and the saidwall sheets being provided with lapping flanges at their adjacent-edges,said flanges having offset portions in line with theoifset portions ofthe post flanges, angle metal joint plates presenting vertical portionsseated in the ofiset portions of the post flanges and horizontalportions extending between and seated in the offset portions of the wallsheet flanges, the flanges of the posts and the sheets being providedwith openings registering with each other, the flanges of the sheets andhorizontal portions of the joint plates being provided with openingsregistering with each other, a bolt passing through the registeringopenings in the post flanges and wall sheets, a threaded nut rigidlysecured to the post flanges engaged by said .bolt and detachablysecuring the wall sheets to the posts, and fastening members passingthrough the flanges of the wall sheets and horizontal portions of thejoint plates and exposed so as to admit of their removal from theoutside of the wall.

GEORGE A. STE'UBER.

